08/22/2026
One year ago today, August 22nd, I got my first box of Meganobz.
Thatās it.
Thatās the beginning of this whole ridiculous story.
I liked Warhammer. I liked Orks. I wanted to know more about them.
And then I made the terrible discovery that if I wanted answers to some of my questions, I was going to have to READ.
Not just wikis. Not just watch somebody elseās video. I started hunting down codexes, old rulebooks, novels, White Dwarf articles, Rogue Trader-era lore and increasingly obscure little scraps of Ork history because I wanted to actually understand these ridiculous green idiots.
And somewhere along the way, learning about Orks turned into Orkology.
Then came Squigology.
Warboss Wisdom. Orky science. Lore dumps. Painting. Kitbashing. Experiments. Jokes that probably required entirely too much research.... Grots. Squigs. Weirdboy nonsense.
An alarming number of old books.
And, eventually, Da Tetanus Boyz.
I built models I never thought I'd build. I made characters and stories of my own. I painted things badly, learned, painted them better, experimented, screwed things up, tried again, and shared all of it with you.
But the thing I'm proudest of isn't a model or a follower count.
It's what happened around all of it.
We've done giveaways. We've sent things to people who needed a little happiness. We've supported members of this community. We've helped new hobbyists get started. We've celebrated people's first minis and their hundredth minis. I've watched people who were nervous about joining the hobby realize that there was a place for them here.
Somehow, my stupid little corner of the internet became a community.
And you guys made that happen. This is your fault.š
You made me want to research harder because I knew somebody out there was actually listening.
You corrected me when I got something wrong.
You sent me obscure lore.
You recommended books.
You showed me your armies.
You tagged me in every ridiculous Ork and squig you found.
You trusted me with your stories.
You laughed at my terrible jokes.
And every time I thought, "there is absolutely no way anyone wants another video about some bizarre piece of Ork biology from a book printed 30 years ago," you proved me wrong with your requests.
So now there are tens of thousands of you across these platforms following a woman yelling about fictional fungus.
This was not the plan.š
But damn, has it been worth it!
And I think one of the coolest parts is that I'm still learning right alongside you.
I never wanted to be the person standing at the front saying, āI know everything about Warhammer.ā š§
I wanted to be the person saying:
āOI. LOOK WHAT I JUST FOUND.ā
That's still what Orkology is.
That's still what this page is.
And today, exactly one year after those first Meganobz started this whole mess, Games Workshop has decided to celebrate my anniversary by putting more Orks up for preorder.
Obviously this is entirely about me.
Thank you, GW. Very thoughtful. š
But seriously,
To every person who has followed, commented, shared a video, sent me lore, encouraged me, laughed with me, participated in a giveaway, showed me something you painted, or just quietly watched from the sidelines:
Thank you.
You gave me a reason to keep learning.
You gave me a reason to keep creating.
And you helped turn one box of Meganobz into something I genuinely treasure.
One year down.
A frankly irresponsible number of Orks to go.
WAAAGH!!!
